With the advent of Flash Communication Server MX (FCS), Macromedia believes that it"s on the edge of a breakthrough in how people think about the Internet. FCS has been designed to provide web developers with the means to add polished interactive audio an video features to their sites, the sort of features that users have come to expect. Naturally, the process of efficiently integrating rich media into applications, web sites, and web content is a complex one, to say the least. That"s where Programing Flash Communication Server factors in. As the foremost reference on FCS, it helps readers understand how FCS can facilitate:
- Video on demand
- Live webcasts
- Video chat and messaging
- Shared desktop conferenes
- Live auctions
- Interactive whiteboard presentations
- Workflow collaboration
- Multi-user games